Poor Christian Bale. Even though he had known a new Batman was coming, he was still thrown by the announcement that Ben Affleck would play the part in Batman v. Superman. »11/23/14 11:00pm 11/23/14 11:00pm

Ben Affleck's 2012 film Argo was based on a real CIA mission to rescue six US diplomats from Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis, but some events were changed for the sake of narrative and drama. In a series of tweets, the CIA offers its own account of what's fact and what's movie fiction. »11/11/14 9:40am 11/11/14 9:40am

Remember this video? "Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise"? It was created by marketing company ThinkModo to promote the Carrie remake, and depicts an insane prank where a woman seems to have mind-over-matter powers. And now, they're making a sitcom along the same lines. »10/28/14 5:30pm 10/28/14 5:30pm

Ben Affleck is supposedly playing an older, wiser Batman in Batman V. Superman, but how will the mature Bruce Wayne look onscreen? According to these photos from the film's set, mature means a touch of gray hair at the temples. »8/04/14 3:54pm 8/04/14 3:54pm

We loved Project Greenlight, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's reality TV show centered around discovering new movie-making talent and then greenlighting a project around their new finds—all the while, filming the many disasters that inevitably follow any film production. And now it's back, but with one disappointing twist. »6/25/14 11:46am 6/25/14 11:46am

We already know that Ben Affleck's Batman from the up-and-coming Batman Vs. Superman is a supposed to be a jaded old Bruce Wayne who's a bit dried up, but still clever as a fox. And now a random tweet delivers even more information on Bruce Wayne's future lifestyle. »11/18/13 9:50am 11/18/13 9:50am

Now that Christian Bale has passed on the Bat-cowl to Ben Affleck, Access Hollywood asked the actor if he had given the new Dark Knight any advice regarding the role. Bale had, and his suggestions may surprise you — that is, unless you somehow guessed they were solely about peeing. »11/18/13 7:20am 11/18/13 7:20am

Ben Affleck went on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and finally addressed the Internet's complete meltdown to his casting as Batman in the Batman/Superman movie. I think Batman himself would have approved of his response: "I handle shit." »9/17/13 7:20am 9/17/13 7:20am

Whenever the Batman/Superman movie comes out, I'm pretty sure the thing we're going to be most grateful to Ben Affleck's performance as Batman for is that it'll have inspired this amazing movie — a stirring tale of friendship between a hero and a guy who's smarter than his really large science cave computer. »9/13/13 3:20pm 9/13/13 3:20pm

You may have heard that Warner Bros. announced Ben Affleck would take the cowl of Batman in 2015 Batman/Superman movie. The Internet, as it is wont to do, completely lost its mind. Here are more than 50 of the greatest, funniest, and angriest Twitter responses — from celebrities, comedians, and enraged nerds alike —… »8/23/13 8:05am 8/23/13 8:05am

The odds of Batman Vs. Superman being an interesting film just went up somewhat. Because Batman, who apparently will be kicking Superman's ass judging from the speech we heard at Comic-Con, will be played by Argo director Ben Affleck. »8/22/13 7:17pm 8/22/13 7:17pm

Ben Affleck's nearly perfect new movie Argo plays with contrasts quite a lot. Again and again, the fake space opera film that the CIA is creating in Affleck's film is juxtaposed with depressing real-life events, like the Iranian hostage crisis and America's Carter-era malaise. Affleck takes the then-brand new myth of … »10/12/12 9:00am 10/12/12 9:00am

In 1979, 66 Americans were taken hostage when the US embassy was attacked in Tehran, for 444 days. But six American diplomats avoided capture, and were later smuggled out of the country thanks to a fake science fiction movie called Argo and the help of legendary makeup artists John Chambers (Star Trek, Planet of the…»5/08/12 12:53pm 5/08/12 12:53pm

Warner Bros. wants actor-turned-director Ben Affleck to adapt Stephen King's mammoth novel for a feature film. But can Affleck whittle down all the crazy into a single film? We highly doubt it. »10/24/11 8:05am 10/24/11 8:05am

Can 30 Days of Night and Twilight Eclipse director David Slade undo the damage that Ben Affleck inflicted on Marvel's blind superhero, Daredevil? He's got a fighting chance — if they stick to the Born Again comic book series. »3/16/11 6:30am 3/16/11 6:30am

When science fiction decides to get all deep and philosophical, it always comes down to questions of free will. Do we choose our actions, or are they already totally predictable to someone who could glimpse the future? For example, Terminator 3caused a lot of controversy with an ending that suggests John Connor can't… »1/31/08 12:00pm 1/31/08 12:00pm

"If you show someone their future, they have no future." That's the wisdom of Ben Affleck, in this bizarre clip from Paycheck, the movie that bounced. Apparently if you can look into the future, you turn everybody into soulless mall kids, with no purpose. And your attempts to prevent future catastrophes will always… »1/31/08 11:20am 1/31/08 11:20am